Ebury botnet compromises 400,000+ Linux servers
ESET researchers released its deep-dive investigation into one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns. It is still growing and has seen hundreds of thousands of compromised servers in its at least 15-year-long operation. The Ebury group a.....»»
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Taking a closer look at AI’s supposed energy apocalypse
AI is just one small part of data centers’ soaring energy use. Enlarge / Someone just asked what it would look like if their girlfriend was a Smurf. Better add another rack of servers! (credit: Getty Images) Late last.....»»
Is generative AI really going to “wreak havoc” on the power grid?
AI is just one small part of data centers’ soaring energy use. Enlarge / Someone just asked what it would look like if their girlfriend was a Smurf. Better add another rack of servers! (credit: Getty Images) Late last.....»»
Larry Finger made Linux wireless work and brought others along to learn
Remembering Finger, 84, who learned as he went and left his mark on many. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Linux and its code are made by people, and people are not with us forever. Over the weekend, a brie.....»»
Cilium: Open-source eBPF-based networking, security, observability
Cilium is an open-source, cloud-native solution that leverages eBPF technology in the Linux kernel to provide, secure, and monitor network connectivity between workloads. What is eBPF? eBPF is a technology originating from the Linux kernel that allow.....»»
Three Apple internal tools allegedly stolen following June server breach
A threat actor is claiming to have leaked source code for three internal Apple tools, in a supposed breach that Apple has yet to confirm actually happened.Servers in a data centerApple prides itself on being security-focused and being willing to defe.....»»
SUSE announces Liberty Linux Lite for CentOS 7
SUSE announced a new SUSE Liberty Linux offering to help protect CentOS systems from future vulnerabilities. SUSE Liberty Linux Lite for CentOS 7 is a frictionless solution that provides customers with updates and security patches for their existing.....»»
Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating
TellYouThePass group opportunistically infects servers that have yet to update. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Ransomware criminals have quickly weaponized an easy-to-exploit vulnerability in the PHP programming language.....»»
PHP code could be easily exploited to let hackers target Windows servers
Users are advised to apply the patch immediately or risk having malicious code run remotely......»»
Week in review: Atlassian Confluence RCE PoC, new Kali Linux, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC available (CVE-2024-21683) If you’re self-hosting an Atlassian Confluence Server or Data Center inst.....»»
Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates
Kali Linux 2024.2 is now available. It includes future package compatibility for 32-bit platforms, improvements to GNOME 46 and Xfce, and 18 new tools. Desktop changes Kali 2024.2 introduces GNOME 46, offering a refined experience that builds on the.....»»
Stormy servers -- Apple Weather suffered an intermittent outage
Apple's Weather app wentdown for a number of users, an issue that prevented iPhone or iPad owners from being able to see the latest weather for their location.Weather app in iPadOSThe Weather app offers users detailed reports and forecasts for their.....»»
International Authorities Arrest Man Allegedly Behind ‘Likely the World’s Largest Botnet Ever’
Officials say Chinese national Yunhe Wang made at least $99 million over a decade by selling access to a network of zombie residential computers he hacked to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud......»»
Stellar Repair for Outlook Review: Recover Outlook PST Mailbox Items with Confidence
Data has become one of the most essential commodities in today’s fast-paced tech world. The data on our phones, emails, and servers often undergo extensive protection and security to reduce the risk of breach. With emails and Outlook, a recovery to.....»»
PoC for Progress Telerik RCE chain released (CVE-2024-4358, CVE-2024-1800)
Security researchers have published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that chains together two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-4358, CVE-2024-1800) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution on Progress Telerik Report Servers. Telerik Report Server is.....»»
NethSecurity: Open-source Linux firewall
NethSecurity is a free, open-source Linux firewall that simplifies network security deployment. It integrates various security features into one platform, including firewalling, intrusion detection and prevention, antivirus, multi-WAN, DNS, and conte.....»»
You’ll finally be able to play Half-Life: Alyx on PlayStation VR2 this summer
A PlayStation VR2 PC adapter launches in two months, but it comes with a few compromises......»»
Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urges affected users to update ASAP. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical security bug in Linux to i.....»»
Tech giants form AI group to counter Nvidia with new interconnect standard
"Ultra Accelerator Link" aims to connect high-performance GPUs and servers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, several major tech companies, including Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, AMD, Hewlett Packard Enterpr.....»»
US sanctions operators of “free VPN” that routed crime traffic through user PCs
911 S5 residential proxy service was comprised of 19 million IP addresses. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Chinese nationals for their involvement in a VPN-powered botnet wi.....»»
Ebury botnet compromises 400,000+ Linux servers
ESET researchers released its deep-dive investigation into one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns. It is still growing and has seen hundreds of thousands of compromised servers in its at least 15-year-long operation. The Ebury group a.....»»